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The Ex Libris logo designed by Leslie Smart and Associates uses a woodcut created for L. Bruce Pierce, a former editor of Ryerson Press, who has permitted its use for our logo. The pine tree bent to the wind and the geese flying south are found in all parts of Canada.

Positions:

1928 Vicar at the Church of Saint-Pierre-Apôtre in Montreal
1930 Vicar at the parish of Sacré-Coeur in Ottawa
1934-1958 Chief Librarian, University of Ottawa
1938-1971 Founding Director, School of Library Science, University of Ottawa

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Honours:

1976 Order of Canada
1948 First French Canadian to obtain an MLS
1977 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
1979 Honorary Member of the Bibliographic Society of Canada